A Winning Team
Thanks to the clients and strategic partners in Broward and Palm Beach counties, the Florida SBDC at FAU was named by the Small Business Administration (SBA) as the 2022 State of Florida Small Business Development Center (SBDC) of the Year. A special thank you to the SBA and Althea Harris of the SBA for presenting this award. The entire team at the Florida SBDC at FAU, some highlighted in the photo above, recognizes the community effort to help small businesses reach success.
That support made this year a true accomplishment. We hope to continue collaborating with small businesses and entrepreneurs on many future endeavors.
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Small Business Success Summit
The Florida SBDC Network Small Business Success Summit will take place June 27-28, 2022, in Tampa, FL. The purpose of this event is to provide small businesses with access to capital, contracts and connections for growth and success. The summit will feature keynote speakers, breakout sessions and networking opportunities that will allow small businesses to walk away with strategies and connections to help further their businesses.
Learn more about the event here.
Dates: June 27-28, 2022
Location: Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
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Valentine Family Chiropractic
“The SBDC [at FAU] was the catalyst for me to actually get out of working under someone and opening my own business growing from two employees to five to now we have a plan of doubling the entire practice.”
— Veronica Valentine, owner of Valentine Family Chiropractic
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Doctor By the Sea
"It was amazing to see things on the business plan come true, and to see the growth that we have achieved since then is a blessing ... there is no way we could have done this without Debbie [Lanford] and the Florida SBDC at FAU.”
— Glenn Chapman, Owner, Surfside Non-Surgical Orthopedics
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Meet Tony Lasi. He is a financial professional with more than 28 years of experience in retail and commercial banking, which includes international trade financing, credit evaluation, along with regulatory compliance.
Learn more about Tony here.
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Discover Your Work Styles With DISC
Date: July 20
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
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Organizational Development (DiSC) Assessment
Turbo Charge Any Team is designed to help leaders better understand themselves and others to improve working relationships, strengthen management skills, elevate leadership impact and tackle conflict. The Florida SBDC at FAU covers the cost of consulting and up to five assessments per company. Services include individual assessments as well as team debriefs. A lead consultant will coordinate all logistics with your company to provide access to the assessments, and delivery of the Turbo-Charge your team debrief session. All consulting associated with organizational development is offered at no cost.
Client companies will have the option to acquire, at their cost, additional assessments. The Turbo-Charge Any Team program can help improve profits through:
- Enhanced communication and effectiveness
- Reducing staff turnover, conflict and stress among team members
- Enhanced understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of a team
- Improved hiring of the right team members
- Better engagement of employees by understanding what motivates and drives them
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Access to Capital
Analysis of opportunities of business credit underwriting with commercial credit and complex commercial lending of all types, including asset-based loans.
- Consulting on lending regulations, policies and practices
- Preparation, analysis and evaluation of credit relationships with multiple financial and investment entities, approved local financial institutions that participate in asset-based lending practices; as well as, insured receivables financing, with public or private risk insurance mitigation
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Still have questions? As always the SBDC at FAU is here for you, contact your lead consultant directly, or set up a consultation with a consultant here.
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The Florida SBDC at Florida Atlantic University is a member of the Florida SBDC Network, a statewide service network funded in part through cooperative agreements with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Defense Logistics Agency, State of Florida and other private and public partners; with the University of West Florida serving as the network's lead host institution; and nationally accredited by the Association of SBDCs. SBA's funding is not an endorsement of any products, opinions or services. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the Florida SBDC at FAU: sbdc@fau.edu.
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